Odisha's per capita income fourth from bottom

Last Updated: Monday, February 16, 2015, 18:54

Though Odisha expects 8.78 percent growth rate in 2014-15 fiscal, the state stands fourth from the bottom in per capita income in all-India rankings, said the Economic Survey Report 2014-15 tabled Monday in the state assembly.

Bolivia declares emergency over weeks of flooding

Last Updated: Wednesday, January 29, 2014, 03:37

Bolivia`s government has declared a national emergency to deal with flooding that has claimed at least 30 lives and forced some 21,000 families from their homes over the past two months.

Two dead, hundreds evacuated in flood-hit French Riviera

Last Updated: Monday, January 20, 2014, 12:13

River levels were receding early on Monday in southeastern France after "historic" floods left two people dead and more than 150 were airlifted to safety.

Thousands displaced, 27 dead in Indonesian floods

Last Updated: Sunday, January 19, 2014, 08:07

Floods have caused havoc in Indonesia, with a total of 27 people being dead and thousands left displaced in different regions of the country.

Indonesian floods kill 23, displace thousands

Last Updated: Saturday, January 18, 2014, 18:27

The death toll in days of floods and landslides in Indonesia has climbed to 23, an official said today, as torrential rain pounded the capital.

Indonesian floods kill 23, displace thousands

Last Updated: Saturday, January 18, 2014, 15:34

The death toll in days of floods and landslides in Indonesia has climbed to 23, an official said Saturday, as torrential rain pounded the capital.

Brazil flooding death toll rises to 20

Last Updated: Saturday, January 18, 2014, 09:13

The death toll from last weekend`s flash flooding in the southern Brazilian town of Itaoca has risen to 20, with six people still missing, authorities said .

Floods, landslide kill 13 in Indonesia; 2 missing

Last Updated: Thursday, January 16, 2014, 13:47

Days of torrential rain triggered a landslide and flash floods on Indonesia`s Sulawesi island, killing at least 13 people and sending tens of thousands fleeing for safe ground, disaster officials said on Thursday.

Indonesia floods leave 13 dead, tens of thousands displaced

Last Updated: Thursday, January 16, 2014, 10:52

At least 13 people have been killed and 40,000 have fled their homes after torrential rain triggered flash floods and landslides on Indonesia`s northern Sulawesi island, officials said Thursday.

UP soon to give aid to Kedarnath flood victims` kin

Last Updated: Monday, January 13, 2014, 12:53

Hundreds died and thousands were left homeless in the June 16-17 flash floods in the Kedarnath Valley of Uttarakhand, the worst disaster in the state in decades.

Ration meant for flood-hit rotting in U`Khand godowns

Last Updated: Monday, December 30, 2013, 13:55

While flood-hit people of Uttarakhand kept crying for succour, ration meant for them kept rotting in government godowns with villagers complaining that sacks full of foodgrain have been thrown in the Gori river.

British PM confronted by angry flood victim

Last Updated: Saturday, December 28, 2013, 01:07

Prime Minister David Cameron was on Friday confronted by an angry victim of the floods and storms that have blighted Christmas celebrations for thousands of people in Britain.